State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company et al v. Ford Motor Company
Plaintiff: State Farm Automobile Insurance Company and State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company
Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Intervenor Plaintiff: Robert Deutsch and Clare Deutsch
Case Number: 1:2019cv00783
Filed: September 13, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Michael R Barrett
Referring Judge: Douglas R Cole
Nature of Suit: Prop. Damage Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Property Damage
Jury Demanded By: None
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Date Filed Document Text
October 22, 2021 ***Civil Case Terminated pursuant #54 Stipulated Dismissal with Prejudice. (sct)
October 21, 2021 Filing 54 STIPULATION of Dismissal with Prejudice by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor)
August 11, 2021 NOTICE vacating the Final Pretrial Conference set for 8/30/21 at 10:00 AM and Bench Trial set for 9/13/21 at 9:30 AM. (sct)
June 10, 2021 Filing 53 REPLY to Response to Motion re #36 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor)
June 10, 2021 Filing 52 REPLY to Response to Motion re #37 MOTION in Limine to Exclude the Causation Opinions of Adam Roy filed by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex. 1 - Navarro v. P&G) (McLaughlin, Conor)
June 9, 2021 Filing 51 NOTICE OF FILING DEPOSITION of Jeff Williams by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Errata - Jeff Williams Deposition Transcript (Redacted) Errata) (McLaughlin, Conor)
May 28, 2021 Opinion or Order NOTATION ORDER granting #50 Defendant Ford Motor Company's Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Memoranda in Reply to Plaintiffs' Memoranda Contra #36 Ford's MOTION for Summary Judgment and #37 Ford's MOTION in Limine to Exclude the Causation Opinions of Adam Roy. Reply due by 6/10/21. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 5/28/21. (sct)
May 27, 2021 Filing 50 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply re #36 MOTION for Summary Judgment; #37 MOTION in Limine to Exclude the Causation Opinions of Adam Roy by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (McLaughlin, Conor) Modified to correct motion event on 5/28/2021 (eh).
May 20, 2021 Filing 49 RESPONSE in Opposition re #36 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Intervenor Plaintiffs Clare Deutsch, Robert Deutsch. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Statement of Material Facts) (Franke, Gary)
May 20, 2021 Filing 48 RESPONSE in Opposition re #36 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Plaintiffs State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Material Facts, #2 Exhibit Responses) (Sabatino, Alessandro)
May 20, 2021 Filing 46 RESPONSE in Opposition re #37 MOTION in Limine to Exclude the Causation Opinions of Adam Roy filed by Intervenor Plaintiffs Clare Deutsch, Robert Deutsch. (Franke, Gary)
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ORDER granting #42 Parties' Joint MOTION to Seal. Plaintiffs shall file the two exhibits at issue under seal. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 5/19/21. (sct)
May 19, 2021 Filing 44 RESPONSE in Opposition re #37 MOTION in Limine to Exclude the Causation Opinions of Adam Roy filed by Plaintiffs State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company. (Sabatino, Alessandro)
May 19, 2021 Filing 43 NOTICE of Filing Exhibits in Support of its #44 Memorandum Contra re #37 Motion in Limine by Plaintiffs State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex 6 Hot Plug Issue, #2 Exhibit Ex 7 Customer Contacts, #3 Exhibit Ex 8 Deutsch-GSAR Report) (Sabatino, Alessandro) Modified docket text and created link to motion on 5/19/2021 (eh).
May 18, 2021 Filing 42 Joint MOTION to Seal Document (Exhibits Attached to Plaintiff's Opposition to Ford's MSJ) by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Jeffrey Williams, #2 Proposed Order) (McLaughlin, Conor). Added MOTION to File Document Under Seal on 5/19/2021 (eh).
May 10, 2021 Filing 41 NOTICE of Filing Exhibits in Support of its Memoradum Contra #36 Motion for Summary Judgment and Memorandum Contra #37 Motion in Limine by Plaintiffs State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Evidence Log, #2 Exhibit Design Drawing, #3 Exhibit UL Listing, #4 Exhibit Great Northern Ins. v. BMW, #5 Exhibit Defendant's Responses to RPD) (Sabatino, Alessandro) Modified docket text and created links to motinos on 5/11/2021 (eh).
May 10, 2021 Filing 40 NOTICE of Filing Additional Exhibits re #29 Deposition of Adam C. Roy by Plaintiff State Farm Automobile Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex 9 Exemplar Comparison Photos, #2 Exhibit Ex 12 Adam Roy's Lab Notes 9/18/18, #3 Exhibit Ex 13 Adam Roy's Lab Notes 9/19/18) (Sabatino, Alessandro) Modified docket text on 5/11/2021 (eh).
May 10, 2021 Filing 39 DEPOSITION of Bill Pappas taken on 11/19/20 by Plaintiffs State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company. (Sabatino, Alessandro) Modified docket text on 5/11/2021 (sct).
April 30, 2021 Opinion or Order NOTATION ORDER granting #38 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Memoranda Contra #36 MOTION for Summary Judgment and #37 MOTION in Limine to Exclude the Causation Opinions of Adam Roy. Responses due by 5/20/2021. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 4/30/21. (sct)
April 29, 2021 Filing 38 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #37 MOTION in Limine to Exclude the Causation Opinions of Adam Roy, #36 MOTION for Summary Judgment New date requested 5/20/2021. by Intervenor Plaintiffs Clare Deutsch, Robert Deutsch, Plaintiffs State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Franke, Gary)
April 15, 2021 Filing 37 MOTION in Limine to Exclude the Causation Opinions of Adam Roy by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - NFPA 921, #2 Exhibit 2 - Aronstein Evaluation and Analysis, #3 Exhibit 3 - Amato v. Syntex Laboratories, #4 Exhibit 4 - Karnauskas v. Columbia Sussex Corp., #5 Exhibit 5 - Armeanu v. Bridgestone Firestone N. Am. Tire, #6 Exhibit 6 - Ewers v. Lowe's Home Ctrs., #7 Exhibit 7 - Baker v. Chevron USA, Inc.) (McLaughlin, Conor)
April 15, 2021 Filing 36 MOTION for Summary Judgment by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Undisputed Facts) (McLaughlin, Conor)
April 14, 2021 Filing 35 NOTICE by Defendant Ford Motor Company of Filing Exhibits to Motion for Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - 2013 CCRG Report, #2 Exhibit 2 - 2017 CCRG Report, #3 Exhibit 3 - Part 573 Report, #4 Exhibit 4 - Hufford v. Provida Life Scis., #5 Exhibit 5 - Rees v. W.M. Barr & Co., #6 Exhibit 6 - Lawrence v. Raymond Corp., #7 Exhibit 7 - Biehl v. B.E.T., Ltd., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17125, #8 Exhibit 8 - Biehl v. B.E.T., Ltd., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 29343) (McLaughlin, Conor)
April 14, 2021 Filing 34 DEPOSITION of Dan Rottmueller taken on 02/24/2021 by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor)
April 14, 2021 Filing 33 DEPOSITION of Mark Sargent taken on 01/14/2021 by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor)
April 14, 2021 Filing 32 DEPOSITION of Elizabeth Buc taken on 12/28/2020 by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor)
April 14, 2021 Filing 31 DEPOSITION of John Loud taken on 03/16/2021 by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Exponent Engineering Investigation Report) (McLaughlin, Conor)
April 14, 2021 Filing 30 DEPOSITION of Bill Pappas taken on 11/19/2020 by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor)
April 14, 2021 Filing 29 DEPOSITION of Adam C. Roy taken on 02/26/2021 by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 2 - Mr. Roy's Report) (McLaughlin, Conor)
April 14, 2021 Filing 28 DEPOSITION of Clare Deutsch taken on 07/23/2020 by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor)
April 14, 2021 Filing 27 DEPOSITION of Robert Deutsch taken on 07/23/2020 by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Owner's Manual, #2 Exhibit 2 - Warning Label) (McLaughlin, Conor)
March 12, 2021 Filing 26 ANSWER to #25 Amended Complaint filed by Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor)
February 26, 2021 Filing 25 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Ford Motor Company, filed by State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company, State Farm Automobile Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Entry and Order) (Sabatino, Alessandro)
February 26, 2021 Opinion or Order NOTATION ORDER granting #24 Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to File their First Amended Complaint, Instanter. Plaintiffs shall electronically file their first amended complaint on the docket. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 2/26/21. (sct)
February 25, 2021 Filing 24 Unopposed MOTION to Amend/Correct #3 Complaint Instanter by Plaintiffs State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company. (Attachments: #1 Amended Complaint, #2 Text of Proposed Order Entry and Order) (Sabatino, Alessandro)
January 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 THIRD AMENDED CALENDAR ORDER: Expert discovery due by 3/15/21. Dispositive motions due by 4/15/21. Final Pretrial Conference set for 8/30/21 at 10:00 AM in Chambers before Judge Douglas R. Cole. Bench Trial set for 9/13/21 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 822 before Judge Douglas R. Cole. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 1/25/21. (sct)
January 21, 2021 Filing 22 Joint MOTION for Order to Extend Case Schedule by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (McLaughlin, Conor)
September 9, 2020 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Douglas R. Cole: Telephone Status Conference held on 9/9/20. Steve Zeehandelar appeared for the Plaintiffs; Gary Franke appeared for Intervening Plaintiffs; Conor McLaughlin appeared for Defendant. The parties notified the Court that the case is moving along as scheduled. Conor McLaughlin brought to the Court's attention that the Amended Calendar Order (Doc. 21) noted that the case was incorrectly set for a Jury Trial on 8/16/21. The parties agreed that there is no jury demand and the case should be set for a Bench Trial. (sct)
August 20, 2020 Notice of Correction re #21 SECOND AMENDED CALENDAR ORDER: PDF was omitted when originally filed. Document was attached and the NEF was re-generated. (sct)
August 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 SECOND AMENDED CALENDAR ORDER: Fact Discovery due by 11/30/20. Plaintiff Primary Experts due by 11/30/20. Defendant Primary Experts due by 1/15/21. Expert Discovery due by 2/15/21. Dispositive motions due by 3/15/21. Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/29/21 at 10:00 AM in Chambers before Judge Douglas R. Cole. Bench Trial set for 8/16/21 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 822 before Judge Douglas R. Cole. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 8/19/20. (sct) (sct). Modified to attach PDF and re-generate NEF on 8/20/2020 (sct). Modified docket text to correct trial information on 9/10/2020 (sct).
August 17, 2020 Filing 20 Joint MOTION to Amend/Correct #13 Preliminary Pretrial Order, by Intervenor Plaintiffs Clare Deutsch, Robert Deutsch. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Franke, Gary)
August 17, 2020 Filing 19 ANSWER to #16 Intervenor Complaint filed by Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor)
July 31, 2020 Filing 18 NOTICE by Intervenor Plaintiffs Clare Deutsch, Robert Deutsch re #10 Protective Order Addendum To Protective Order (Franke, Gary)
July 29, 2020 Filing 17 NOTICE by Defendant Ford Motor Company of Withdrawal of Jefferson C. M. Kisor as Counsel (Martucci, Anthony)
July 28, 2020 Filing 16 Intervenor COMPLAINT , filed by Clare Deutsch, Robert Deutsch. (Franke, Gary)
July 27, 2020 Opinion or Order NOTATION ORDER granting #15 Intervening Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Intervening Complaint. Intervening Plaintiffs shall electronically file the intervening complaint. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 7/27/20. (sct)
July 23, 2020 Filing 15 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Intervening Complaint by Intervenor Plaintiffs Clare Deutsch, Robert Deutsch. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Text of Proposed Order) (Franke, Gary) Modified Docket Text and Event Type on 7/24/2020 (bjc).
July 22, 2020 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Gary Francis Franke for Intervenor Plaintiffs Robert Deutsch, Clare Deutsch (Franke, Gary)
April 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 AMENDED CALENDAR ORDER: Fact Discovery due by 8/31/20. Plaintiff Primary Expert due by 8/31/20. Defendant Primary Expert due by 10/29/20. Expert Discovery due by 12/28/20. Dispositive Motions due by 2/19/21. Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/29/21 at 10:00 AM in Chambers. Bench Trial set for 8/16/21 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 822. Signed by Judge Douglas R. Cole on 4/10/20. (sct) Modified docket text on 4/10/2020 (sct). Modified docket text to correct trial information on 9/10/2020 (sct).
April 9, 2020 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Douglas R. Cole: Telephone Status Conference held on 4/9/20. Alessandro Sabatino, Jr. appeared for Plaintiff; Conor McLaughlin appeared for Defendant. The parties expressed concerns with being able to hold depositions and complete discovery due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and requested an extension of the calendar order. The Court directed them to submit a proposed joint amended calendar to chambers at cole_chambers@ohsd.uscourts.gov. Telephone Status Conference set for 9/9/20 at 2:00 p.m. (sct) Modified to correct date on 4/9/2020 (sct).
March 31, 2020 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony J. Martucci for Defendant Ford Motor Company (Martucci, Anthony)
December 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Douglas R. Cole for all further proceedings. Signed by Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley on 12/11/2019. (ss)(This document has been sent by regular mail to the party(ies) listed in the NEF that did not receive electronic notification.)
November 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 11/18/19. (ba)
November 15, 2019 Filing 9 STIPULATION Stipulated Protective Order by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor)
November 12, 2019 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Michael R. Barrett: Status Conference held on 11/12/2019; Alessandro Sabatino appeared for plaintiffs; Conor McLaughlin appeared for defendant; parties will work on targeted discovery and follow up for a Status Conference set 4/2/2020 at 01:00 PM by teleconference before Judge Michael R. Barrett; NOTE: parties shall refer to the entry on 10/28/2019 for conferencing instructions (ba)
November 4, 2019 Filing 8 STIPULATION OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL by Plaintiff State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company. (Sabatino, Alessandro)
October 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 CALENDAR ORDER: Motions to Amend due by 11/4/2019. Motions directed to pleadings due by 11/4/2019. Status Conference set for 11/12/2019 at 02:00 PM by teleconference before Judge Michael R. Barrett. Plaintiff Primary Expert due by 6/1/2020. Defendant Primary Expert due by 7/31/2020. Disclosure of Non-Expert (Fact) Witness due by 4/1/2020. Discovery (Expert) due by 9/28/2020. Discovery (Fact) due by 6/1/2020. Dispositive motions due by 11/20/2020. Responses due by 12/11/2020 Replies due by 12/25/2020. Final Pretrial Conference set for 4/30/2021 at 01:00 PM in Chambers before Judge Michael R. Barrett. Bench trial 6/2021. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 10/28/19. (ba)
October 15, 2019 Filing 6 Joint RULE 26(f) REPORT Joint Discovery Plan by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor) Modified docket text on 10/15/2019 (eh).
September 23, 2019 NOTICE of Deadline: Rule 26(f) Report due by 10/15/2019. Please be aware that the Court has revised its Rule 26(f) report and joint final pretrial order forms as well as its trial procedures; visit www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/FPbarrett to obtain copies of those required forms; (ba)
September 20, 2019 Filing 5 ANSWER to #3 Complaint filed by Ford Motor Company. (McLaughlin, Conor)
September 16, 2019 Filing 4 NOTICE by Defendant Ford Motor Company re #1 Notice of Removal, (McLaughlin, Conor)
September 16, 2019 Filing 3 STATE COURT COMPLAINT against Ford Motor Company, filed by State Farm Fire & Casaulty Company, State Farm Automobile Insurance Company. Filed in Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas on 8/13/2019 as case number A1903770 (jlw)
September 16, 2019 If this case is referred, it will be to Magistrate Judge Karen L. Litkovitz. (jlw)
September 13, 2019 Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Defendant Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Addendum to Corporate Disclosure Statement) (McLaughlin, Conor)
September 13, 2019 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, case number A1903770 ( Filing fee $ 400 paid - receipt number: 0648-7107223), filed by Ford Motor Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Summons and Complaint, #2 Exhibit B - Executed Affidavit, #3 Exhibit C - State Farm Illinois Dept. of Insurance filings, #4 Exhibit D - State Farm Illinois Dept. of Insurance filings, #5 Civil Cover Sheet) (McLaughlin, Conor)

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Plaintiff: State Farm Automobile Insurance Company
Represented By: Alessandro Sabatino, Jr
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